Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend

September 28th, 2009 Posted in Contests, Reading | 35 Comments »

The above quote came from the late great Groucho Marx. As we mentioned on Friday, this week is National Banned Book Week.  Sandra's been gracious enough to let me blog, as a reader, not only about banned books but books in ...

Banned Books and Book Clubs

September 25th, 2009 Posted in Reading, Touring | 1 Comment »

After even more rain, today has turned into another beautiful Fall day here in Texas.  I'm taking a writing break to update the blog--and enjoy the view outside my window.  Look what landed in my inbox! Carol Fitzgerald of Bookreporter.com & ...

Our First Caught Reader!

September 24th, 2009 Posted in Contests, Reading | 3 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_84" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Dallas and her teddy enjoying "Slow Heat in Heaven""][/caption] We had many great guesses in our weekend contest, including Julia Roberts, but unfortunately, no winners! Since the "Get Caught Reading" contest is still going on for a few ...

Memorial Day Weekend

June 4th, 2009 Posted in Family, Reading | Comments Off

I took an extended break for the Memorial Day weekend, adding days to either side of the actual holiday.  Between bouts of grandson-chasing (Gosh, they've got a lot of energy!), I read two really good books. One was SKELETONS AT THE ...